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2 - A comparison of printed and WWW documents

2.1 - The criteria for functional documents

2.1.1 - Paper

For a given document content, the validity of a representation of this on paper depends entirely on the physical appearance of the printed document.

To obtain a desired physical appearance FrameMaker is employed.

2.1.2 - WWW

The criteria for a functional WWW document are dramatically different. In fact the author has extremely limited control on the details of the presentation as this is defined by the browsing software. A functional WWW document depends on:

  1. The usefulness of the hypertext links contained in the document.

  2. The provision of indices giving the required access modes.

  3. The block size in which information is delivered, i.e. the size of the HTML nodes that make up the Web document; large nodes make for uncomfortable browsing while nodes that are too small may be too fragmented for the effective flow of ideas.

  4. Navigation ease.

  5. The blending of non textual elements such as graphics with the text.

WebMaker is employed to produce such a functional Web document from a Frame document and supplementary configuration information.

First International WWW Conference, May 1994

BR, MR - CERN PTG - 31 May 1994

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